Student Spotlight

April 16, 2012

Ryan Smith crowned Tower King, Valerie Neal is Queen

Valerie Neal and Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith, a junior broadcasting and sports psychology major from Thousand Oaks, Calif., was selected as the 2012 Tower King, and Valerie Neal, a senior psychology and sociology major from Cameron, was selected as the Queen by students at Northwest Missouri State University.

The King and Queen were announced during a ceremony Friday, April 13, at the Memorial Bell Tower, capping Northwest Week activities.

Smith is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Interfraternity Council, Northwest Hockey Club, Order of Omega and the X-106.7 sports staff. Neal is a member of Sigma Kappa and the Homecoming executive board. Both were sponsored by Sigma Kappa.

The Tower King and Queen are selected annually from a group of Northwest students who excel academically and exhibit high involvement at Northwest and in the Maryville community. Individuals are nominated by campus organizations, and the King and Queen are chosen by the student body.